Last week, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a significant 24-page opinion in David Tidwell, et al. v. Kenneth. M Goldsmith, et al., Record No. 0629-24-1 and Record No. 0666-24-1, in consolidated cases concerning the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Real Estate - Residential
Jonathan Barnett, once named the “World’s Most Powerful Sports Agent” by Forbes, is accused of forcing an Australian woman to serve as his “sex slave,” while his sports agency within Creative Artists Agency ignored the “obvious…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law
On behalf of the K&C ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team, welcome to summer! In an interesting turn of events, major legislation that we typically see toward the end of the year landed on the Fourth of July in the form of the…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
A Raleigh basketball scout and life coach was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a COVID-19 fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said Monday…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law, Family Law
The PGA Tour announced a significant structural change Tuesday hiring longtime NFL executive Brian Rolapp as the first CEO in the organization’s history while beginning the transition away from commissioner Jay Monahan, who will…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Professional Malpractice
A former University of Michigan assistant football coach accused of hacking the personal information and intimate photos of thousands of students has asked a Michigan federal judge to set aside a default entry against him,…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
On June 6, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a settlement agreement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”), power conferences, and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law
The New York State Education Department said it won’t rescind a ban on the use of Indigenous mascots and names in public schools despite a threat from the Trump administration to pull its federal funding, telling the U.S…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Intellectual Property
Two NASCAR Cup Series race teams, 23XI Racing, an organization co-owned by basketball star Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, are engaged in litigation against NASCAR regarding claims of antitrust violations against the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts
A Native American advocacy group has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the New York Board of Regents to stop a rule that prohibits the use of indigenous mascots in public schools from taking effect, saying the ban is…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Rights, Indigenous Peoples
The former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has pushed back against efforts to force him to hand over documents relating to his alleged sexual misconduct and hush money payments in a class action over the company’s…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
French cinema icon Gérard Depardieu was convicted of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in Paris in 2021 and handed an 18-month suspended sentence…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property
Hours before the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, was unceremoniously fired, the U.S. Copyright Office published long-awaited guidance on the use of copyrighted content for training artificial intelligence (AI)…
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/ Intellectual Property
Considering your incapacity or death can feel overwhelming, but thoughtful estate planning can provide peace of mind and ensure your goals are carried out.
Thoughtful estate planning often involves more than simply a will…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The Fourth Circuit on Friday seemed poised to unravel a federal court’s injunction allowing two NASCAR teams, including one co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, to continue racing as chartered teams while they pursue antitrust…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law
